Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season Two once again sees Studio Trigger handle animation duties, and this time, the anime powerhouse has gotten even wilder with its depiction of Night City and its residents. While the first season was bold in its visual direction, director Kai Ikarashi has pushed it even further, using more abstract shapes and experimental animation techniques to capture the look and feel of a cutting-edge dystopia. What does that lead to? A new season that showrunner Bartosz Sztybor calls a shift from Michael Bay-directed movies to Martin Scorsese-inspired (absolute) cinema. "I think the difference for me is—and I think I once made this reference—visually, the first season was very Michael Bay, while this second season is more like Martin Scorsese," Sztybor said to GameSpot. "He uses shapes and light differently. Even if the backgrounds are the same real places from the game,
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Is More Punk Rock Than Blockbuster

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- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Review
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II: The Kotaku Review
- Edgerunners Season 2 Brings Back Hideo Kojima’s Cyberpunk 2077 Character
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2 Mirrors The First Season, But With One Major Difference
- Cyberpunk 2077 getting a substantial update to coincide with Edgerunners' Netflix Season 2 release
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